Polaris Associates — 50 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)
- 2
- Filings · FY2024
- $86k
- Median base · FY2024
- Programmer Analyst
- Top role · 26 all-time
- GA
- Top state · 37 all-time
Polaris Associates filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024, with a median base salary of $86k and the middle 50% of offers between $86k and $145k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 50 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Programmer Analyst in Georgia.
How much does Polaris Associates pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $86k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Polaris Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2024. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | 0% | $86k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +33% | $117k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −70% | $100k |
| FY2019 | 10 | +25% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 8 | −20% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 10 | −9% | $80k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $72k |
Which wage levels does Polaris Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 41% of Polaris Associates's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 37 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I27.0%10
- Level II32.4%12
- Level III24.3%9
- Level IV16.2%6
What jobs does Polaris Associates sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Programmer Analyst | 26 | $80k |
| Software Engineer | 7 | $96k |
| Software Developer | 4 | $84k |
| Database Administrator | 3 | $117k |
| Software Developer (Digital/Web Marketing Solutions) | 2 | $64k |
| Technical Project Manager (Business Intelligence) | 2 | $130k |
| Computer Systems Analyst | 1 | $86k |
| Senior Applications Architect | 1 | $100k |
| Systems Analyst | 1 | $120k |
| Database Administrator / Oracle Developer | 1 | $90k |
Where does Polaris Associates hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| GA | 37 | $92k |
| MI | 5 | $100k |
| MA | 2 | $65k |
| IL | 2 | $62k |
| OH | 2 | $80k |
| VA | 1 | $62k |
| FL | 1 | $95k |
What has Polaris Associates filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Polaris Associates: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Polaris Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does Polaris Associates pay H-1B workers?
- Polaris Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $86k (FY2024), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Polaris Associates sponsor?
- Polaris Associates has 50 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
- What jobs does Polaris Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- Polaris Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Programmer Analyst, Software Engineer, Software Developer, Database Administrator.
- Where does Polaris Associates hire H-1B workers?
- Polaris Associates's top H-1B worksite states are GA, MI, MA, IL.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2024). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →